Lip guard



I. KAUFMANN Oct. 11, 1932.

LIP GUARD Filed March 21, 1952 BY HER ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 11, 1932 I 2 UNITED srAr-s IDA KAUFMANN, or nnw iYoRK, my.

LIP euAitn 7 Application filed March 21, 1932. ssa1m.;6a,253.-,

This invention relates to lip guards for roughed lips. It is the'obje'ct of the present inventionto provide an efficient device to protect ladies dresses from'discoloration by rouge on their lips when putting on orremoving dresses.

It is another object of this invention to provide a device of this kind which is of sanitary of manufacture embodying novel details of construction and arrangements of parts hereinafter more fully described and finally pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing which forms a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective front view of a lip guard embodying the invention when in op-' erative position covering the mouth of the wearer.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a when not in service.

lip guard Fig. 3 is a detail front elevation of a partof the lip shield 11 illustrating the first step in its manufacture.

Fig. 4: is a detail elevation showing the shield 11 after the second step of its manufacture.

Fig. 5 is a detail elevation showing the shield 11 after the third and last step of its manufacture. V

Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation on line 66 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, Figs. 1 and 2 show that the complete lip guard consists of two principal parts, namely a shield 11 which is adapted to cover the lips of the wearer and an elastic ribbon or strap head of the wearer, and thereby to hold shield 12 which is detachably fastened to opposite ends A of shield 11 and is adapted to surround the- 11 in its proper place' to cover the wearer's mouthm Shield 11' consists preferably of afsingle piece of silk-mohair ribbon or similar gauze-like fabric which is not too closely woven so asto permit'easy' breathing there through and'which is edges. The transverse ping position as shown in Fig. 3 and then opposite corners 15-are folded to overlap each other and "the center line .of shield 11 as. shown in Figs and15 whereupon the male part 16 of a snap fastener is driven through the-overlapping portions 15 and the fabric of 11, to hold the parts of shield 11 in their relative position shown pointed ends 17 thereon.

The strap 12 consists preferably of a sin gle piece of silk elastic ribbon curved as shown in Fig. 2 and provided near each end 7 with the female part 18 of a snap fastener.

The fastener-parts 18 are pressed on the cooperating parts 16 of shield 11 as shoWn in Fig. 2 and the whole lip guard, adjusted over the mouth of its wearer as shown in Fig. 1.

provided-with selvages I 13 or seams to furnish stiffened longitudinal end portions 14 of shield 11: are folded backward into overlapin Fig. 5 and to form The red color of lip sticks is indelible and i can not be removed from any fabric without seriously injuring the same and leaving. ugly stains. In dressmaking establishments, department stores and similar business houses, severe losses occur almost daily by the staining of valuable garments by. rouge on the lips of ladies who try on these garments. The present invention furnishes a safe remedy, as it prevents the garments from' coming in contact with rouged lips. The strap 12 can be used successively by severalwearers, while a new shield is furnished for every user of the lip guard forsanitary reasons. I

While I have thus described a preferred form of my invention it shall be understood that modifications may be made in the design and arrangement of parts, or in the construction of details which come within the scopeand spirit of the invention as claimed.

' Having thus described my invention, What touching. the i I claim as new and desire. to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the kind described, comprising a shield consisting of a single piece of fabric adapted to assume the shape of the mouth of the wearer, said shield having stiffened longitudinal edges and being overlapped at itsend portions, an elastic strap adapted to su'rround the head of a person and a single fastening means holding 'said' i overlapped portions together and adapted to? engage means on said strap for quickly join} ing said shield to said strap.

2. A device ofthe character described co nprising a flexible strap adapted tosurround Q the head o-f'the wearer, a snap fastener at each end of the strap, a shield member adapt- 7 ed to-"coverand 1 conform to thefshape of thefmouth-,said shield having turned over edges and overlapping ends, and securing meanspassing through the overlapped ends I oftheshield and protruding aloove the sur face of the'overlapped ends for engagement with the snap fasteners on the strap. Signed at New sa t" eon York, in the County of Queensand State of New York this 16th day' ofMarch A. D. 1932." I X Q IDA KAUFMANN; 

